Philomycus virginicus
Species of gastropod
Philomycus virginicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Philomycidae |
Genus: | Philomycus |
Species: | P. virginicus |
Binomial name | |
Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953 |
Philomycus virginicus, common name Virginia mantleslug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.
Anatomy
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
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